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[beckastar]

The little grocery store on Haight Street sells boht American adn Japanese persimmons

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[vicious_wench]

Persimmon bread.
I've never actually made it, but that's what I've heard: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2005/11/persimmon_bread.html

[pantryslut]

Just as a point of fact, my understanding is that both the round firm (Fuyu) and the heart-shaped soft (Hachiya) persimmons sold in markets around here are of Asian origin. American persimmons are yet a third thing altogether.

Folks I know like to make pudding out of Hachiya persimmons, or add the puree to various things. You can also just eat them as-is, I'm told. (I've tasted 'em but never cooked 'em, myself.)

[cindymonkey]

if you just eat them plain like fruit they are incredibly tasty - much better than their firmer counterpart if you let them get ripe enough

[abostick59]

What the hell are the Japanese persimmons good for?

Taking to a theater performance you fear will be awful?

[isara]

I only make bread and cookies with the Hachiya persimmons, as even ripe, I find they have too much tannin or something when raw.

I love the flat hard ones though, as is. Soooooo tasty, like a spicy apple!